Re: Skin rendering

I saved various posts on a similar problem . I have inserted a copy of the
posts below hopefully all the "postees" are noted .Hope this helps

making skin tones lighter

Thanks. This works quite well. The edges are better though still somewhat
noticeable. This is especially true of the forehead where there are strands
of hair with skin showing through in between. Any suggestions?
Thanks again

"Harold Morgan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 1. Ctrl-click the red channel
> 2. Ctrl + J (this copies the selection of the red channel on a new
> layer)
> 3. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels:group with previous. Adjust
> the middle arrow, look only at the skin part, make it a bit too light,
> and don't worry about the other parts of the picture.
> 4. Fill the layer mask with black to mask everything (your picture will
> look like nothing has been done to it)
> 5. Paint with a white brush over the skin (to reveal the white)
> 6. Play with the transparency slider to adjust the intensity of the
> color.
>
> Harold Morgan (Note: This technique was adapted from "how to make a person
> more tanned", author Ronald Keller).
>
>
> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I need to change a dark skinned woman's skin tone to make her look light
> > skinned (dont ask why..). How do I do this without brightening the whole
> > picture? I tried selecting only the skin areas but the boundary between
> skin
> > and hair etc looks unnatural. I tried playing with the curves so as to
> only
> > lighten the skin tones but it didnt look good.
> > I have photoshop 7.
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
>



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"Freddy Cocquyt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> After retouching a portrait, is there any good solutions to give sthe skin
a
> natural look again ?
> Thanks Freddy
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